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deGoogled phone and Itsme... can it work ?
Just asking myself (and now you guys too)... is it possible to use Itsme on a deGoogled phone? Clarification: I want to get rid of all Google and Meta stuff. A new FairPhone 5 with e/OS Murena could be a good choice, but I have to be carefull. For many things in Belgium related to government and bank stuff, you need Itsme to login. I don't want to put myself in some kind of trouble when I woul realize to late that Itsme's not working on my e/OS.
Flixbus website becomes access restricted; trainline site has the same problem. (tor blocked)
Flixbus recently started blocking tor for some operations like seeing prices. The only alternative site for Flixbus price info is Trainline, as far as I know.
Are there others?
Then trainline started blocking tor. And (today?) Flixbus started blocking tor from the whole site (not just pricing info). Same problem for blablacar (blocks tor).
Anyone have a source for openly reachable Flixbus pricing?
EDIT: found wanderu.com
Price controls on drugs in Belgium affect non-prescription drugs
Riopan is an over-the-counter (OTC) drug that anyone can buy for stomach pain relief. Docs prescribe it, but the prescription is almost meaningless because it is not reimbursable. So the prescription only serves as a doc→pharmacist communication so the patient gets the right stuff.
20 sacs (10ml ea.) of Riopan is €8.95. Thus 45 €cents/dose. Bit pricey, no? So I checked a few places. All the same price and one pharmacist said the price is controlled on Riopan. No pharmacist can legally charge less than €8.95.
Yet this stuff is non-reimbursible. WTF? If a doc prescribes something, it means the patient needs it. If it’s needed, why would it not be covered?
At the same time, what’s the point in a price control on something that is unnecessary? This is bizarre, no? If medicine is needed, sure price controls make sense in a socialised medicine context to ensure equal access. But if it’s not reimbursable, it’s therefore treated as not needed, yet there are price controls which
Now illegal in Belgium for lawyers to accept cash payments, according to a lawyer. Thus, no due process for unbanked people?
How are unbanked people and those with cashless bank accounts expected to pay lawyers if the money they have for the lawyer is in cash?...
Bart De Wever warns that handing the money to Ukraine would spook financial markets and trigger retaliation from Moscow.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27227073
